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Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (17 April 1890 – 13 October 1973; born Musa Cevat Şakir; pen-name "The Fisherman of Halicarnassus", Turkish: Halikarnas Balıkçısı) was a Cretan Turkish author, essayist, ethnographer, travel writer and tourist guide.
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Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (17 April 1890 – 13 October 1973; born Musa Cevat Şakir; pen-name "The Fisherman of Halicarnassus", Turkish: Halikarnas Balıkçısı) was a Cretan Turkish author, essayist, ethnographer, travel writer and tourist guide.
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Early life On 17 April 1890, Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı was born in Crete, where his father was serving as a High Commissioner, to one of the Ottoman Empire's prominent families, the Şakir Paşa Family. His father, Mehmed Şakir Pasha, held positions as an ambassador and governor in Crete and Athens. His mother was Sare İsmet Hanım from Crete. His uncle was Ahmed Cevad Pasha, a Grand Vizier during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II, and his grandfather was Miralay Mustafa Asım Bey, the Chief of the Ottoman Military Judicial Council. Cevat was born as the first child of Şakir Paşa. The night before his birth, his mother İsmet Hanım dreamed of the Prophet Moses, which inspired his first name, Musa. His full name, Musa Cevat Şakir, combines the names of his uncle Cevat and his father Şakir. After completing his secondary education at Robert College, he initially wished to pursue maritime studies in England. However, at his family's insistence, he studied history at the University of Oxford. In 1913, he married an Italian woman and settled in Italy, where he studied painting. He was the brother of artists Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid and Aliye Berger, and he grew up on Büyükada…
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Career After 1926, Cevat Şakir, known as Halikarnas Balıkçısı, gained renown for his sea stories. He drew inspiration from maritime events occurring along the coasts and in the open waters of the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. He vividly portrayed the free and rebellious sea he lived by, describing the lives of fishermen, divers, sponge hunters, and ships with a narrative enriched by a rich lexicon and mythology, conveying an endless admiration for the sea through a poetic, though occasionally uneven, but compelling storytelling style. His writings and thoughts significantly influenced prominent intellectuals of his time, such as Azra Erhat, marking him as a key figure in the Turkish humanism movement, known as Mavi Anadoluculuk. His profound engagement with ancient cultures significantly promoted the appreciation of Latin and Greek history and language in Turkey. Cevat Şakir also translated around a hundred books from various languages and saw numerous reprints of his own works. In recognition of his cultural contributions, the Ministry of Culture awarded him the State Culture Award in 1971. During his time in Bodrum, he and his friends pioneered the concept and practice of the Blue Cruise, an approach to sailing that emphasized simplicity and detachment from modern distractions.…
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Recognition On 17 April 2015, Google celebrated his birthday with a Google Doodle. The story of the Fisherman of Halicarnassus is featured in his niece Shirin Devrim's 1994 book, A Turkish Tapestry: The Shakirs of Istanbul.
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Non-fiction The Sixth Continent (1991), written for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; illustrated with photographs by Ara Güler
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Source Who is who database - Biography of Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı